A driver whose knack of racing video games had steered him on a path to a career in sportscars will continue his rallying transition in the FIA European Rally Championship this season.

Nikolay Gryazin will make his world championship debut on Rally Sweden on the back of a strong run of practice events, which concluded in Latvia yesterday when the 2018 FIA ERC Junior Under 28 champion finished third on Rallijs Sarma.

Emma Falcón’s Citroën C3 R5 will feature a striking green, white and black colour scheme when she steps up to the new French machine in 2019.

Nikolay Gryazin has revealed a “refreshed” livery as he prepares to make his FIA World Rally Championship debut in Sweden next week as the reigning FIA ERC Junior Under 28 champion.

ERC Junior regular Kristóf Klausz got the chance to step up to the big time on the Mikulás Rallye in his native Hungary late last year when he tried a Ford Fiesta R5 for size.

From flying though the air in Latvia to flying high in Norway, Eyvind Brynildsen continues to impress as he works on finalising his programme for 2019.

The FIA ERC Junior Championship will welcome its first Bulgarian driver in 2019 after rising star Grigor Grigorov signed up to follow in the wheel tracks of a long list of talents who have graduated from the Pirelli-supported category for R2 cars.

Three reigning FIA European Rally champions will be competing in Latvia this weekend when Tibor Érdi Jr, Nikolay Gryazin and Mārtiņš Sesks tackle Rallijs Sarma on 9 February.

Walter Röhrl and Miki Biasion, winners of the FIA European Rally Championship in 1974 and 1983 respectively, have been inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame.

Efrén Llarena’s bid to win the FIA ERC3 Junior Championship has received another boost following confirmation that Llanes MotorSport will support the rising star of Spanish rallying and his talented co-driver Sara Fernández in 2019.